Matthew 13:4

And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

Cross-reference

Matthew 13:19 interprets the seed along the path as those who hear but don't understand, snatched by the evil one.

Mark 4:4 records the same parable — birds devour seed along the path, identical wording.

Luke 8:5 parallels this parable — seed along the path is trampled and birds devour it.